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Former Erie County Executive Chris Collins bid for the GOP nomination in the new NY-27 is off to a bad start according to Monroe County GOP chairman Bill Reilich. YNN’s Casey Bortnick sat down with Reilich over the weekend, and the Assemblyman told him that Collins hasn’t made any effort to contact Reilich about the race.

“Apparently Chris Collins thinks he can win the race without Monroe County or without any votes from Monroe county,” Reilich said.

Monroe County only makes up a small portion of the new district. But, back in 2011, the county had a much larger portion ...

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